Can't install or manage Office after signing in at office.com

You may have signed in to office.com and not sure why you're seeing one of the following messages when you own Office:

Go premium with Office 365 to install the latest apps on your PC or Mac

This is the right place to install and re-install Office 2016, Office 2013, and Office 365, or manage your Office 365 subscription, but you signed in with an account not associated with any Office products.

Why am I getting one of these messages when I own Office?

These messages can occur because Office doesn't recognize the account you signed in with as the same account you associated with Office. How this association takes place depends how you got Office.

The other reason you might get this message is because there's a problem with the account you signed in with.

You just bought or received a copy of Office, or you're not sure where to enter your key

If you recently bought or received Office you may not have redeemed your product key (if you got one), and therefore missed the step to associate Office by either signing in with an existing Microsoft account or creating a new one.

How this account association takes place depends how you got Office. Select from below:

Step 2: Follow the steps on screen to add an existing Microsoft account or create a new one.

Step 3: Enter your product key, and follow the remaining prompts.

This completes the steps to associate Office with this Microsoft account. Going forward, anytime you need to install or reinstall Office on this or another device, sign in to office.com and enter the same Microsoft account username and password.

Tip: Keep your product key in a secure place as proof of purchase, and write down the account you used in case you need to retrieve it later.

Step 4: Select Install Office again in the window where the product key appears.

Step 5: On the Hi. Let's get your Office page, follow the prompts to sign in again and associate your product key with your Microsoft account.

This completes the steps to associate Office with this Microsoft account. Going forward, anytime you need to install or reinstall Office on this or another device, sign in to office.com and enter the same Microsoft account username and password.

Not every version of Office includes a product key, but if your's did it might be included on your order confirmation email, or the order history from the online retailer where you purchased Office. Once you find your key, follow the steps below to redeem it.

This completes the steps to associate Office with this Microsoft account. Going forward, anytime you need to install or reinstall Office on this or another device, sign in to office.com and enter the same Microsoft account username and password.

Tip: Keep your product key in a secure place as proof of purchase, and write down the account you used in case you need to retrieve it later.

If someone recently shared Office with you, you must first do the following first:

Select Accept on the email that was sent to you inviting you to share Office.

On the You're Invited page, select Get Started.

Sign in with an existing Microsoft account or select Create one! on the sign in page.

Tip: When creating a new Microsoft account, you can use the same email from which you received your invitation. For example, if you received the invitation at your Gmail or Yahoo account, that same account can also become a Microsoft account if it isn't one already. The important thing is to remember your account, since this is now the account associated with your copy of Office and is what you'll use to sign in and install Office on your devices.

If you already completed this step, but can't remember your account, contact the person who shared the subscription with you. The owner of the subscription can sign in to their account at https://office.com/myaccount and should be able to tell you what account you used. You can then ask them to resend the invitation or send a new one to the account of your preference.

Check what account you're signed in with, it may be the wrong account

Check which email address you signed in with by looking in the upper right corner of the window. For example, it's possible you're signed in with a personal Microsoft account instead of your work or school account and the version of Office you're trying to install was provided through your work or school. Or you may have more than one Microsoft account and you're signed in with the wrong one.

To fix this, you need to sign out and then sign back in with the correct account.

From the upper right corner, select the name you signed in with, and then select Sign out.